The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
TaE BUILDING BUSINESS
Al EXHIBITED BY THE OFFICIAL
PERMIT RECORDS.
The Total Jumps Over q G DOL Hal
Million, With Some
10 Spare.
FIGURES WHICH TELL THE TALE
OF MEMPHIs'S GROWTH.
Interesting Reading for Those Who
stand Idly About and Cry,
"N0 Hope"

NS s'VfNs
The citizens Of Memphis may we'll
rejoice In the prosperity Of their city,
and the glowing prospects Of the fu.
ture. Beyond the persdventure Of q
doubt, the hand Of fortune has marked
the Buff City for her own.
"A stranger gszlng on the busy marts
Of trade In this Chicago Of the souti :
cannot fail to be impressed with the
TACT that the tide Of good times is full
upon her.
Worth, like truth, crushed to earth,
will rise again and the history OF
Memphis for the past decade Is fit
ILLUSTRATION Of this saying. Had
many Of the people here been
told during the few years imme-
diately succeeding that terrible aud
awful scourge which scarce nine years
ago hurled this city from the place OF
OF power In the commercial and social
world 10 which she had climbed that
Memphis would ever reach the posi-
ton che enjoys today the idea would
have been pronounced incredible.
Bnt with pluck and nerve 10 which
coming generations will point with
feelings OF pride, she slowly arose
from the ashes and the dust and took
her place In the march OF her sister
Southern cities 10 q new era OF pros
perity, and now, though sh Q started at
the bottom, she has outstripped all OF
her competitors In the race. No other
city has such advantages. BY her
sweeps the mighty Father Of Waters,
bearing her produces to the ends Of the
world; from every direction
she is pierced by great railroad
lines, opening mp communication
with every portion of the land sur
rounding her Ia the rich Mississippi
Valley, Justly called the Mesopotamia
OF America.
Added to these facts, she Is blest
with citizens enterprising and ener.
setic beyond any ordinary degree.
There 10 nought that can check the
triumphal march Of such city, and
II In only q question OF time before,
under the magic wand OF success, the
beautiful metropolis Of Tennessee will
have doubled and trebled In size.
One Of the surest and most unmis-
taxable signs Of prosperity 10 seen In
the immense amount OF building that
Ia going ON all over the town. A
prominent contractor remarked yes
terday that there had been more
houses put MP this spring than any
two years In the history oil Memphis.
His estimate Of the aggregate worth
Of this new property was over y 600.
600 This may eeem incredible Ia
many, but q glance At cold figures will
show how nearly correct he was.
Below 10 given list Of the building
permits Issued since March Let:
MARCH.
N. Garvln, two story frame, Brad.
ford and High streets, 1880.
John Denie. brick addition and TO
pairs. Front street, $500.
]. q. Latti, frame cottage, Cour,
street extended, sil00.
h. Hoffman, one story frfme, Cour
and Dunlap streets, 5000.
Graves a Williford, brick stable
Poplsr street. 81, 900.
julius A. Pollock, three ops story
franc houses, Pontotoc street, $500.
J p. Jordan, two story frame house,
Georgia ttiesi, $4,000.
Mrs T. Kearns, tro story frame
house, Main street, 5000.
Mr.. Murel, two ore story frame
houses. No los CLAY street, 5000.
Williams 4 90, dry house, Front
stree, 5000
A. GaribAldi, two story brick house
Fourteenth street, 3 500.
l.. Il Mcfarland. two threa story
brick store houses, Second street near
u ion, $4,000.
S'me, four brick and irsme cottages,
Besle aud Tu'lsy streets. 1890.
T. II. Andrews. repairing house
Poplar street, 5000.
WIN. ID Luca., two one story frame
hon.es, 5000.
RR Church. two story frame house
Hidden avenue, 5000.
Memphis Msnuiaciuring Company,
roof and repsirr, Main and Gaycsc
street. $1,000.
=. Tonsy a Co, ono story frame
house, No 90 Iowa street, $500.
W. II Phillips, row Of tenement
houses, slmmor avenue. $500.
Chefapeake, Ohio and Sopth Western
Railroad Company, brick freight depot,
Bsale and Clinton streets, $500.
p. Rallahe', general repairs, No.
81 jefferson street. $500.
A. GarEaro, addition 10 dwellins
house. No 70 Tate street, fi0O0.
L. Kern. frame residence, Alabams
streai, ssrO0
WIN. Stewart, repairs No. 9oi Front
W. O. Fowler. four ons story iram,
homes. L'Rose street, tlt00.
J. Gennet'e. Two story frame house
1913 Gsyoso. f4k0o.
] Gennet's, 'wo story irama, IL,
Gayoso utrast, s4bc0.
George W. lane. one story frame
81 Min street, $500.
Cltsens' Stree, Railroad Company
addition 10 stable, fernando street
5000.
Memphis Gotten Press and storae,
COMPANY. one story brick thed, shelb,
street, SION
Brooss. Nse'v 4 % five story bricl
ttorehouse, 5000.
APRiI-
A. II. srs'man, two al ry frame
Fourth snA Georgia streets, ti4O0.
Pherr 4 Co, repairs, Union stree,
James 4 Graham, roof, J,ners6r
street. slln0
st. MsIy's Church, two story hrlcl
echnolhouse, Market and Third street,
5000
Lvermore Foundry end Machin
Company, two story brick tfiee, 10
Adams sifest, 1870
Mrs. NJ T. Miller, two riory frame
L'uder'a'e near Georgia, $500.
jos B'nce, two story brick stable
l60 Union street, $1,000.
b. McGulre, one story frame add
$500.
II. A Bants, thros story hrlcl store
home. P1nlar and Second. an. 600.